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Panel Discussion at the Launch of the fourth PAISA National Report
Dr. Karthik Muralidharan, Dr. M. Govinda Rao, and Mr. Ashish Dhawan, share their views in a panel moderated by Mr.Michael Walton at the launch of the annual PAISA report ‘Do Schools Get Their Money?’ (PAISA 2012)
Do Schools Get their Money? PAISA 2012
Between October and November 2012, PAISA went to 14,591 government run elementary schools across India to ask the following questions: Did you get your money? When did you get your money? Did you spend the money? And if so, what was the output of that expenditure? The PAISA survey is conducted as part of the annual ASER … Continue reading "Do Schools Get their Money? PAISA 2012"
PAISA District Surveys: Mid-Day Meals
The Mid Day Meal (MDM) scheme is the world’s largest school based feeding program covering around 12 crores children in over 12.65 lakhs elementary schools across the country. Since its launch, MDM has been rigorously evaluated by academics and policy practitioners from the perspective of its impact on key parameters such as student enrolment and … Continue reading "PAISA District Surveys: Mid-Day Meals"
Delving Deeper into PAISA Data
By now, you are all familiar with the PAISA reports and the DRC report. These reports have convincingly shown us that the current financial management system for elementary education is riddled with process-related inefficiencies. None of the tiers within the government (State/ District/ School) receive its total allocation, and there are significant delays in fund … Continue reading "Delving Deeper into PAISA Data"
What Does ‘Quality Education Study’ Show?
Recently, I attended the release of an interesting report, ‘Quality Education Study’, put together by Educational Initiatives and Wipro-Applying Thoughts to Schools. The study tries to assess learning levels of students in Standards 4, 6 and 8 by developing specific tests for English, Maths, Science and Social Studies. As mentioned in the report, ‘the questions … Continue reading "What Does ‘Quality Education Study’ Show?"